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Thomas Guy plaque

Thomas Guy · Bookseller

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“Thomas Guy (1644/5-1724) Who founded and endowed Guy's Hospital had his home & his bookshop on this site from 1668 until his death in 1724”

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1644-1724

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1 Cornhill

EC3V

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1 Cornhill

EC3V

51.513270, -0.088410

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